GHOST IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMSByRania Hassan Abd El-MaksoudA Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of theCOLLEGE OF OPTICAL SCIENCESIn Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree ofDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYIn the Graduate CollegeTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA2009THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAGRADUATE COLLEGEAs members of the Dissertation Committee,we certify that we have read the dissertationprepared by Rania Hassan Abd El-Maksoudentitled GHOST IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMSand recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for theDegree of Doctor of PhilosophyDate:7282009Jose'M.Sasian,Ph.D.Date:7282009John E.Greivenkamp,Ph.D.Date:7282009William John Dallas,Ph.D.Date:7282009Richard John Koshel,Ph.D.Final approval and acceptance of this dissertation is contingent upon the candidate'ssubmission of the final copies of the dissertation to the Graduate College.I hereby certify that I have read this dissertation prepared under my direction and recommendthat it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement.Date:7/282009Dissertation Director:Jose'M.SasianSTATEMENT BY AUTHORThis dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for anadvanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Libraryto be made available to borrowers under rules of the libraryBrief quotations from this dissertation are allowed without special permission,provided thataccurate acknowledgement of source is made.Requests for permission for extendedquotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by thecopyright holder.SIGNED:Rania Hassan Abd El-Maksoud